What color is #DEE4D7?

#DEE4D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4D7?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 215: 222 red, 228 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4D7?

The complementary color is #DDD7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4D7 color

#DEE4D7 rgb(222, 228, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE4D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 84.3% blue (222, 228, 215).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#DEE4D7 color codes

HEX	`#DEE4D7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.82, -4.32, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.82, 7.1, 127.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.131, 75.923, 75.237)`
Decimal	`14607575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4D7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEE4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEE4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4d7; }
.text { color: #dee4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4d7, #d8e4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEE4D7?: #DEE4D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4D7?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 215: 222 red, 228 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4D7?: The complementary color is #DDD7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.